Has the One-Child-Per-Couple Policy in China, Implemented in the 1970s

question 58

Multiple Choice

Has the one-child-per-couple policy in China, implemented in the 1970s, been successful in terms of reducing the population growth rate?

• A) Yes, the population is much smaller than it otherwise would have been and is projected to peak in 2030 and then decline.
• B) Yes, the population growth rate has stabilized and is now at equilibrium.
• C) No, the population was so big to start with it's still growing exponentially out of control.
• D) No. In fact people were so angered by it that they probably produced more children than they otherwise would have.
• E) It's too soon to tell.

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